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Threat Abatement Plan for the Incidental Catch (or by-catch) of Seabirds During Oceanic Longline Fishing Operations

Prepared by
Biodiversity Group Environment Australia in consultation with the Threat Abatement Team
Environment Australia, 1998
ISBN 0 642 21420 4

8. Assessing the Impact of the Plan on Non-target Species

All actions under this Plan will be conducted taking into account any impacts of the plan on the conservation status of non-seabird species including fish, sharks, marine mammals and marine reptiles.

9. Relationship with International Actions

This Plan represents Australia's domestic contribution to the global conservation of seabirds by managing the threat from longline fishing by-catch. However, conservation of many of these migratory seabird species will rely on more than Australian action. Mitigation strategies such as those outlined in the plan should be pursued in international waters and the Exclusive Economic Zones of other Southern Hemisphere nations. The Australian Government is pursuing such action through international fora such as the Convention for Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, the Ecologically Related Species Working Group of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna, the IMALF of the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its Committee on Fisheries.